What planes do the RFDS fly?

These are the Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 (used in SA/NT and WA), the King Air B350 C and B200 C (used in Qld, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania) and the new Beechcraft King Air 360CHW turboprop aircraft (used in Qld). Apart from these, there is also the first aeromedical helicopter service for Western Australia.



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In an Australian first for the Flying Doctor, the five-year partnership will integrate two EC-145 helicopters into the RFDS fleet.

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On 15 May 1928, Flynn's dream became a reality when a long time supporter, H.V. McKay, left a large bequest for 'an aerial experiment'. This enabled Flynn to open the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical Service (later to be the RFDS).

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The Presbyterian minister, the Reverend John Flynn, devoted his life to improving the welfare of Australians in the outback. In 1912 he contributed to the establishment of the Australian Inland Mission and, in 1928, the Aerial Medical Service.

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